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07/19/11 SAN RAFAEL - A San Rafael man is set to be arraigned on charges that he made death threats against Sen. Barbara Boxer.
07/13/11 Three more Democratic senators have joined West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller 's call for an investigation into News Corp.'s dealings in the United States and whether the News of the World phone hacks may have violated American laws. Along with Rockefeller, Barbara Boxer and Frank Lautenberg sent "two separate letters" to the Justice Department and the SEC in which they "raised questions ...
06/24/11 ONTARIO - Teamsters President James P. Hoffa and Sen. Barbara Boxer have jumped into a local labor dispute over 65 jobs.
06/08/11 U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, speaks to David Roosevelt tribal chairman for the Cabazon Tribe after a news conference on June 2, 2011 at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca, regarding a possible link to odors affecting the community.
05/10/11 California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has reintroduced a bill to name an unnamed Mono County mountain peak -- currently Peak 12,240 after its elevation -- after famed alpine skier and conservationist Andrea Mead...
05/06/11 Sen. Barbara Boxer wants the Environmental Protection Agency to act urgently to save the town of Mecca from seeing more people fall ill.
05/06/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press MECCA, Calif. Sen. Barbara Boxer has complained in a blunt letter to the Environmental Protection Agency that urgent federal action is needed to solve a foul odor problem sickening residents in the Southern California desert community of Mecca. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has blamed a waste recycling facility on tribal land just north ...
05/06/11 Sen. Barbara Boxer has complained in a blunt letter to the Environmental Protection Agency that urgent federal action is needed to solve a foul odor problem sickening residents in the Southern California desert community of Mecca.
05/06/11 In a bluntly worded letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday demanded that the government act more urgently to solve the persistent problem of the foul odor in Mecca.
04/30/11 Sen. Barbara Boxer discussed rising gas prices and the need to end oil company subsidies at a Saturday press conference.
04/18/11 If I had to make a decision right now on this, the most important environmental and public policy issue facing this generation of New Yorkers, I'd do exactly what the state is doing. Last week, Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, told U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's environment committee that initial results of an independent, peer-reviewed study "to ...
04/12/11 KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON When it comes to shaping the future of Social Security, Sen. Dianne Feinstein says "everything should be on the table," including gradually raising the retirement age. Sen. Barbara Boxer takes a different view. She is co-sponsoring legislation that would require a two-thirds majority vote before Congress could proceed with any legislation that would ...
03/29/11 Whoops! This one is all over Capitol Hill today. Richard Blumenthal and a few other senators were on the telephone line waiting for a conference call to reporters to begin today. New York Sen. Charles Schumer didn't think reporters were on the line yet. Big mistake. The Times and numerous others report: After thanking his colleagues -- Barbara Boxer of California, Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland ...
03/16/11 California Senators Barbara Boxer(D) and Diane Feinstein(D) called on the Nuclear Regulatory Committee today, to perform thorough inspections of the state's two nuclear power plants.
03/12/11 Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Anthony Weiner introduce a bill that would offer gay couples the same COBRA insurance benefits as heterosexual couples.
02/01/11 It wasn't a letter or a phone call, but just a little notice on his computer that read "nomination received," that informed Roy Boone of Capay that U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer had nominated him for appointment to West Point. "My mom called me Thursday...
01/26/11 There was Darrell Issa, the Inland congressman portrayed for months as the GOP's attack dog, sitting alongside his former Democratic rival. And conservative Rep. Ken Calvert , deep in Democrat territory; and Barbara Boxer, California's staunchly liberal senator, with, of all people, a House Republican from Florida.
01/11/11 Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for tougher federal gun laws, including banning large ammunition clips and federal regulations on concealed weapons permits, in the wake of the shooting rampage in Tucson that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle...
01/11/11 In the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, today Sen. Barbara Boxer called for federal regulations on concealed weapons permits, according to the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times. Arizona law allows any U.S. citizen 21 or older...
11/22/10 BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) has stood up again for Oklahoma's consumers and small businesses by becoming a co-sponsor of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (S 3181) which was introduced into the Senate by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sam Brownback (R-KS). The bill has also gained support from Sens. Roland Burris (D-IL ...
11/16/10 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina campaigned in Fontana earlier this year, but she lost the election to Barbara Boxer. The general election on Nov. 2, 2010 was filled with lots of drama as well as debates over key issues facing Fontana. | 
